80yo to plead guilty over Canberra car crash that killed 4yo boy
An 80-year-old woman is set to plead guilty to culpable driving causing death following a tragic incident in Canberra. The crash occurred at a shopping center in January, resulting in the death of a four-year-old boy. The woman was reportedly driving a blue hatchback when the accident happened, and her case will return to court in June.
- ▪The woman, Maureen Brew, has been charged with culpable driving causing death and negligent driving causing death.
- ▪The incident took place at the Southlands Shopping Centre in Mawson on January 18.
- ▪The boy was treated at the scene and later died in the hospital.
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Woman, 80, to plead guilty over Canberra crash that killed 4yo boyBy Zaarkacha MarlanTopic:CourtsThu 4 Jun 2026 at 11:00amThu 4 Jun 2026 at 11:00amThu 4 Jun 2026 at 11:00amThe boy died after he was struck by a car at Mawson shopping centre in January. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)abc.net.au/news/act-80yo-woman-to-plead-guilty-over-fatal-crash/106758176Link copiedShareShare articleAn 80-year-old woman is expected to plead guilty to culpable driving causing death over a crash at a Canberra shopping centre that killed a four-year-old boy.Maureen Brew has been charged with culpable driving causing death and a backup charge of negligent driving causing death over the incident in January.Police allege the woman was driving a blue hatchback when it hit the child before continuing into a shopfront at…
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